Dallet argued the state Supreme Court has a long history of interpreting the Wisconsin Constitution as providing greater protections of individual liberties than the U.S. Constitution. That includes, for example, the state court finding a guaranteed right to counsel at the state’s expense in a criminal case more than 100 years before the U.S. Supreme Court reached a similar conclusion in 1963.

In a joint statement last night, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Provost Charles Isbell and three vice-chancellors said they are prepared to meet with protesters “once compliance with campus policy and state law has been achieved” and tents have been removed from campus property. 

Vice President Kamala Harris says the “stakes are very high” in key swing states like Wisconsin ahead of November, adding she is confident the roughly 48,000 Democrats who voted uninstructed in April will ultimately support President Joe Biden in November.

Katsma, who turned 66 on Tuesday, worked 34 years at a community bank before his election to the Assembly in 2014. He was a prominent voice in the GOP push to cut taxes while serving on the Joint Finance Committee, where he served as vice-chair this session.

Dem state Rep. Daniel Riemer, of Milwaukee, announced he won’t seek reelection, writing in a letter to his constituents that he wrestled with the decision but decided it was what was best for him and those he represents.

Vice President for University Relations Jeff Buhrandt in a letter to Richland County Board Chair David Turk yesterday said UW-Platteville will withdraw from the campus “after careful consideration, and despite tremendous efforts” by both UW and county leaders.

The Green Bay Correctional Institute, located in Allouez, and Waupun Correctional Institution are the state’s two oldest prisons, both dating to the 1800s.

“The president has said very clearly that we need to codify Roe v. Wade, and we see that when you allow states to do whatever they want, I mean look at what’s happening in Arizona,” Tom Perez said on WISN’s “UpFront,”  which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.

Evers made the comments as he knocked Republicans for not attending the special meeting of the Joint Finance Committee he requested to approve the $125 million set aside in the budget to fight PFAS contamination and $15 million to address hospital closures in western Wisconsin. 

“If you go too far into the MAGA space, you could open the door for a competent Democrat to once again really challenge in that district,” Ribble said. “I do not think Roger should get out of the race. I don’t think Andre should get out of the race. It’s far too soon, and they should go ahead and make their case.”

Casey replaces Peter Barca, who left the post last week as he considers a run for the 1st CD. Casey served as deputy secretary from 2019-22 and now works as the principal industry expert in tax compliance and fraud for SAS Institute in Cary, N.C.